Two-time defending hockey champion Ralston Valley began its title defense with a 10-0 win over Pine Creek in the first round of the state tournament on Friday.
Jack Buckmelter was 4-of-4 from 3-point and scored 26 points to lead No. 6 Denver East to a 69-39 win over No. 11 Fairview in the first round of the Class 5A boys basketball state tournament on Wednesday.
Molly McCabe scored 22 points and had seven rebounds to lead No. 5 Mountain Vista to a 82-36 win over No. 12 Mountain Range in the first round of the Class 5A girls basketball tournament on Tuesday.
In the span of ten days, No. 8 Mountain Vista boys basketball has gone from unranked to gaining the No. 8 ranking. On Friday night, they upset No. 1 ThunderRidge to end the season.
Matt Mathewes is a 1986 graduate of the Art Institute of Colorado. In his 28 years as a photographer, his photographs have been published in UPI, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, and numerous newspapers and magazines around the country. He now mainly photographs sports, weddings and seniors in the west Denver and Jeffco area.
